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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47258

    Gun Debate

    Was just wondering, why were the apes given M16 machine guns when American West rifles were more movie/TV series accurate ?
  • rche
    channeling Bob Wills
    • Mar 26, 2008
    • 7391

    #2
    probably had a big pile of those from the AJ world.

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    • Mikey
      Verbose Member
      • Aug 9, 2001
      • 47258

      #3
      Originally posted by rche
      probably had a big pile of those from the AJ world.
      Not sure if it's true but I heard AJ M16's are different than Ape M16's.

      I've heard AJ M16's are made of a shinier more brittle plastic, while Ape M16's are duller and slightly more rubbery

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      • Mego Magyar
        Permanent Member
        • Jan 17, 2011
        • 2678

        #4
        A quote from the POTA section of the Museum " The Soldiers come with the same rifle as the General Apes, which can also be found in several Action Jackson sets."

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        • Confessional
          Maker & Whatnot
          • Aug 8, 2012
          • 3435

          #5
          Ape rifles are easily identified by the more flexible plastic they are cast in. The sheen can vary from very shiny to a dull black and is no indication alone.

          If you have weaponless Apes, an AJ rifle is a fine replacement as they tend to be crisp casts and are plentiful among uniform sets. The white AJ rifle looks particularly cool with an Astronaut Taylor.

          I always wondered, with all the mass-Apes that were produced, why they didn't create the more mold simplistic, but completely unique rifles from the movie. Fortunately they have been by Matt and Sandy across recent years for killer customs.
          Last edited by Confessional; Feb 6, '13, 9:59 AM.

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